According to the Quality of Life 2025 survey conducted by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) in nine largest cities, 96.8 % of residents are satisfied to live in their city of residence. The highest shares are recorded in Valmiera (99.5 %), while the most notable increases since 2022 are observed in Jelgava and Daugavpils.
Since 2022, when the previous survey was conducted, satisfaction with living in the largest cities has remained consistently high. An increase in the share of satisfied residents is observed in Jelgava (by 1.9 percentage points) and Daugavpils (by 1.5 percentage points), while a slight decrease is recorded in Jūrmala (by 2.7 percentage points) and Rēzekne (by 2.0 percentage points).
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In 2025, Liepāja has the highest share of residents who feel safe when walking alone at night (78.5 %), exceeding the average across State cities (66.2 %) by 12.3 percentage points. Large shares of such residents are also observed in Valmiera (77.7 %) and Ogre (74.8 %). Confidence in the police is high across all State cities, with the highest share recorded in Jūrmala (82.6 %).
Valmiera (97.8 %) and Liepāja (97.0 %) are most often seen as good places to live for households with young children, followed by Daugavpils (93.5 %), which recorded the largest increase since 2022 (up by 6.9 percentage points). Overall, 92.2 % of residents in the largest cities consider their city a good place to live for families with young children, with respondents from such households rating this even higher (95.3 %).
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Most residents in State cities view their city as inclusive for different population groups. At least three in four respondents (74.5 %) consider their city a good place to live for people from racial or ethnic minority groups, with slightly higher share among respondents belonging to these groups (78.7 %).
A total of 71.5 % of residents consider their city a good place to live for immigrants from other countries, with 69.1 % among immigrants themselves. The highest shares are recorded in Liepāja (85.2 %), Valmiera (83.5 %) and Jelgava (72.2 %).
Overall, 81.4 % of residents consider their city a good place to live for people with disabilities, while among respondents with disabilities this share is 72.2 %.
State cities are also widely seen as suitable for elderly. In Valmiera, almost all respondents (95 %) consider it a good place to live in old age, and similarly high shares are also observed in Liepāja and Ogre.
As regards housing, residents of Daugavpils most often report that it is easy to find a good housing at a reasonable price (43.5 %), followed by Ogre, where one in four residents (26.3 %) share this view. The lowest share of such residents is recorded in Valmiera (10.3 %). Overall, compared with 2022, the share of residents who consider it easy to find a good housing has increased in almost all State cities.
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